GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations says an outbreak of hepatitis E has killed 111 refugees in camps in South Sudan since July, and has become endemic in the region.U.N. refugee agency spokesman Adrian Edwards says the influx of people to the camps from neighboring Sudan is believed to be one of the factors in the rapid spread of the contagious, life-threatening inflammatory viral disease of the liver.Edwards...
G20 steps back from currency brink, heat off Japan
Label: BusinessMOSCOW (Reuters) - The Group of 20 nations declared on Saturday there would be no currency war and deferred plans to set new debt-cutting targets, underlining broad concern about the fragile state of the world economy. Japan's expansive policies, which have driven down the yen, escaped direct criticism in a statement thrashed out in Moscow by policymakers from the G20, which spans developed...
Russians Seek Clues and Count Blessings After Meteor Blast
Label: WorldCHEBARKUL, Russia —After a brilliant flash illuminated the sky on Friday morning like a second sun, Alyona V. Borchininova and several others in this run-down little town in the rust belt of western Siberian wandered outside, confused and curious. They followed the light’s path to the town’s lakefront, where they trudged for about a mile over the open ice until they came to a startling sight:...
Facebook says it was a target of sophisticated hacking
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Friday hackers had infiltrated some of its employees’ laptops in recent weeks, making the world’s No.1 social network the latest victim of a wave of cyber attacks, many of which have been traced to China.It said none of its users’ data was compromised in the attack, which occurred after a handful of employees visited a website last month that...
Feb
15
Reeva Steenkamp's Reality Show Will Still Air This Weekend in Tribute to Her, Says Producer
Label: Lifestyle By Dahvi Shira 02/15/2013 at 01:00 PM EST The show must go on, according to the creator of Tropika Island of Treasure 5.The producer of the South African reality show, Samantha Moon, issued a statement, announcing that pre-taped series, which features Reeva Steenkamp, who was murdered on Thursday, will indeed...
Study: Fish in drug-tainted water suffer reaction
Label: HealthBOSTON (AP) — What happens to fish that swim in waters tainted by traces of drugs that people take? When it's an anti-anxiety drug, they become hyper, anti-social and aggressive, a study found. They even get the munchies.It may sound funny, but it could threaten the fish population and upset the delicate dynamics of the marine environment, scientists say.The findings, published online Thursday in...
Wall Street flat after data, S&P on pace for seventh weekly gain
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed on Friday and the S&P 500 remained on track for a seventh week of gains after upbeat consumer sentiment data, as equities continued a phase of consolidation after a strong start to the year. The S&P 500, up nearly 7 percent so far this year, is facing strong technical resistance near the 1,525 level. But investors, expecting...
Verizon’s Galaxy S IV detailed in purported benchmarks
Label: TechnologySamsung’s (005930) upcoming Galaxy S IV smartphone for Verizon (VZ) may have been detailed in newly discovered benchmark test results. The device carries the model number SCH-i545 and is similar to the model number SCH-i535, which is found on the carrier’s Galaxy S III smartphone. According to results from the Nenamark benchmark site, the Galaxy S IV will be equipped with a 1920 x 1080-pixel...
Feb
14
Has Miley Cyrus Chosen Her Wedding Dress Designer?
Label: Lifestyle Stylewatch Style News Now 02/14/2013 at 12:00 PM ET Christopher Polk/GettyUntil now, Miley Cyrus has been fairly tight-lipped about her impending nuptials to fiancé Liam Hemsworth, but it seems she’s ready to dish about the part...
Morning-after pill use up to 1 in 9 younger women
Label: HealthNEW YORK (AP) — About 1 in 9 younger women have used the morning-after pill after sex, according to the first government report to focus on emergency contraception since its approval 15 years ago.The results come from a survey of females ages 15 to 44. Eleven percent of those who'd had sex reported using a morning-after pill. That's up from 4 percent in 2002, only a few years after the pills went...
Wall Street flat as takeovers offset weak overseas data
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were little changed on Thursday as a flurry of merger deals and better-than-expected jobs data offset signs of economic weakness in Europe and Japan Shares of H.J. Heinz Co jumped 20 percent to $72.51 after it said Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital will buy the food company for $72.50 a share, or $28 billion including debt. Also...
Way of the World: Technology, Trade and Fewer Jobs
Label: WorldNEW YORK — President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech this week confirmed it: The pre-eminent political and economic challenge in the industrialized democracies is how to make capitalism work for the middle class. There is nothing mysterious about that. The most important fact about the United States in this century is that middle-class incomes are stagnating. The financial crisis...
The Pope’s Legacy, a Buddhist Scandal, and the Science of Violent Video Games
Label: TechnologyBehind the New York Times pay wall, you only get 10 free clicks a month. For those worried about hitting their limit, we’re taking a look through the paper each morning to find the stories that can make your clicks count.RELATED: The Republican National Convention, Ryanomics, and K-popTop Stories: Though his written teachings were praised, Pope Benedict XVI “often appeared...
Feb
13
Dear Jessica Chastain, We've Found Your Oscars Gown!
Label: Lifestyle Stylewatch Style News Now 02/13/2013 at 12:05 PM ET Kristina Bumphrey/Startraks; Inset: WireImageAs we pull together our Academy Awards gown predictions, we’ve had the hardest time picking one for Jessica Chastain. She’s gorgeous,...
Report: Tracking system needed to fight fake drugs
Label: HealthWASHINGTON (AP) — Fighting the problem of fake drugs will require putting medications through a chain of custody like U.S. courts require for evidence in a trial, the Institute of Medicine reported Wednesday.The call for a national drug tracking system comes a week after the Food and Drug Administration warned doctors, for the third time in about a year, that it discovered a counterfeit batch of the...
Wall Street flat, S&P 500 touches November 2007 high
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were little changed on Wednesday after the S&P 500 index hit a November 2007 intraday high, but volume was low and investors stayed cautious with indexes near multi-year closing highs. The benchmark index got a boost from Comcast Corp when the cable company said it will buy the rest of NBC Universal for $16.7 billion from General Electric Co . ...
International Military Officials Investigate Afghan Deaths
Label: WorldKABUL, Afghanistan — International military officials are investigating two episodes in which as many as 11 Afghan civilians may have been killed in what appeared to be American-led military actions. In the more lethal episode, Afghan officials said 10 civilians were killed overnight in Kunar Province in eastern Afghanistan in a village where two known Taliban commanders were visiting family...
Feb
12
Baby on the Way for Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Cutter Dykstra
Label: Lifestyle Mom & Babies Celebrity Baby Blog 02/12/2013 at 12:30 PM ET Jason Merritt/GettyFirst an engagement and now a baby on the way — 2013 is shaping up to be an exciting year for Jamie-Lynn Sigler.The Guys with Kids star, 31, is expecting a baby with her brand-new fiancé, minor league baseball player Cutter...
Pope shows lifetime jobs aren't always for life
Label: HealthThe world seems surprised that an 85-year-old globe-trotting pope who just started tweeting wants to resign, but should it be? Maybe what should be surprising is that more leaders his age do not, considering the toll aging takes on bodies and minds amid a culture of constant communication and change.There may be more behind the story of why Pope Benedict XVI decided to leave a job normally held for...
Wall Street pauses after gains, awaits Obama address
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were little changed on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 holding near multi-year highs ahead of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. The economy will be a major topic of Obama's speech before a joint session of Congress set for 9 p.m. (0200 GMT Wednesday). Investors will listen for any clues on a deal with Republicans to avert automatic spending...
India Ink: In Kashmir, Clashes and Dwindling Supplies As Curfew Continues
Label: WorldThe Kashmir Valley is on the fourth day of a government-imposed shutdown begun immediately after the hanging of the militant Muhammad Afzal, also known as Afzal Guru, who comes from the town of Sopore in Baramulla district. Many residents are running out of food and milk in Srinagar, Kashmir’s summer capital. Meanwhile, dozens have been injured and at least one killed in protests against Mr. Afzal’s...
Android 4.2.2 Update Now Being Deployed to Nexus Devices
Label: TechnologyThe immediate precursor to the upcoming “Key Lime Pie” version of Android, an update to Android 4.2.2, is now being rolled out to GSM models of the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7, and Nexus 10, according to Liam Spradlin of Android Police. It’s as yet unknown if the update brings any new features, but it is expected to fix at least one bug with the devices’ Bluetooth connections.Why Nexus devices?Google‘s...
Feb
11
What Wardrobe Memo? See the Style Rule Breakers at the Grammys
Label: Lifestyle The email requested that "buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered," but Katy Perry, Kelly Rowland and more ignored that appeal and flaunted their assets Credit: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Updated: Sunday Feb 10, 2013 | 10:00 PM EST By: Zoë Ruderman Subscribe...
What heals traumatized kids? Answers are lacking
Label: HealthCHICAGO (AP) — Shootings and other traumatic events involving children are not rare events, but there's a startling lack of scientific evidence on the best ways to help young survivors and witnesses heal, a government-funded analysis found.School-based counseling treatments showed the most promise, but there's no hard proof that anxiety drugs or other medication work and far more research is needed...
Wall Street flat near highs as investors seek catalysts
Label: BusinessNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were little changed on Monday as investors scrambled to find catalysts to move the market higher after a six-weeks-long advance that has taken the S&P 500 index near record highs. The benchmark index is up more than 6 percent so far this year after a steep rally in January that has stalled as the S&P and Dow industrials near multiyear highs. ...
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